Joe and Jack

Joe and Jack are feeling a bit peckish, so when Nana says that everything she eats comes from the garden, Joe and Jack decide that gardening is the thing for them. They set out to plant Lollypop trees, cup-cake bushes and candyfloss plants, but in the real world, it takes a wee bit longer to grow things than in their imaginations!

Joe and Jack look into a goldfish bowl and dream about becoming deep sea divers in tropical waters filled with fish and treasures. The two decide that the nearest location that might contain treasure is Lizzie’s pool next door. So off they set, with Nana in tow, to seek their fortune - two small problems: Jack won’t get his fur wet and Joe can’t swim…

Joe and Jack are watching Robin fly around the garden and think it’d be great if they could fly just like the birds. So, there’s only one thing for it: build their own plane. So with the help of Lizzie and Tallulah, they set to with cardboard box, twine and feathers, not forgetting the airplane noises and arm flapping…

When Nana arrives back from the hospital and tells about the kind doctor who bandaged her leg, Joe and Jack immediately think of who might need their help. There’s Tortoise with his severe case of heavy toes and Ladybird who’s covered in dotty spots. The list is endless…

When Lizzie announces that she has a new hut, Joe and Jack imagine an amazing espionage headquarters complete with lasers and Morse code. What Lizzie has, however, is a very nice location for afternoon tea. This then spurs them on create their own Spy HQ that they cleverly disguise as a bundle of sticks...

It’s raining outside, so Joe and Lizzie are painting Jack and Tallulah’s pictures. When Jack comes to help with the painting, he helps Joe by cleaning his paintbrush in a jar of clean water, thereby creating a magical potion! So now, what will they do with a magic potion? Mmmh, they can make things disappear. Guess who’s top of Jack’s list?

Gracie gets new baby food and decides that Joe and Jack should try some too. Joe is too busy trying to get baby food out of his ear to hear Mum say that she and Dad are going out and Fidelma, the babysitter, will be minding them tonight. So when the lads wake up and see Fidelma, they’re convinced that Gracie has become a grown-up. Now what’re they going to do?!

When Dad decides to buy a new TV so he can watch scary movies, Joe and Jack think he’s bringing a monster into the house by mistake. It takes all their imaginative powers to figure out that the only way to scare a monster is with another monster, so they set to. So when Dad’s already a bit scared from his movie, and he encounters traces of ‘monster’ all over the bathroom, he’s definitely not going to have a good night’s sleep1

When Dad wins a trophy for creating an amazing new ice-cream flavour, Joe and Jack decide that they too need to get really, really good at something so that they can also win a trophy. Jack has an interesting notion of how to win at racing that involves cheating, so when it’s gently pointed out to him that what he’s doing is wrong, he quickly makes amends.

Finding a baby bird in the garden prompts Joe, Jack, Lizzie and Tallulah to become its parents and teach the fledgling how to fly. But there’s more to showing youngsters how to take their first steps than you might think!

Detectives Joe and Jack set out to find the partners of the socks that went astray after Mum’s hung out the washing. But sleuthing work is never simple especially when everyone in the house is under suspicion!

When Joe and Jack decide to build a space ship little do they think they’d be taking off and landing in the living room, never mind bumping into real aliens in their very own kitchen!

When Joe and Jack discover one table leg is shorter than the others, they go in search of the animal that must have bitten it away. Jack convinces Joe that the culprit must be a very hungry crocodile. The lads then try to head the elusive creature off near the swamp at the end of the garden.

Joe and Jack are helping Nana in her garden when she explains to them that Bluebells are also called Fairy Flowers. The lads decide that must be because fairies live in them. When there’s an accident with a Frisbee that cuts off the flowers, the lads need to find a new home for the fairies. Lizzie’s dolls house doesn’t have anyone living it, surely?! Well, not until Joe and Jack manage to attract some bees with the help of a little honey sandwich…

Joe and Jack want to help Mum with the housework but they also want to build their very own castle then defend it against a dragon with bad breath. So they come up with a novel construction that is designed to ‘help’ Mum but also creates a mythical castle fit for Lords and Kings. And the dragon with bad breath, but that’s another story…!

Joe and Jack love playing Pirates but when their prized cutlass goes missing they have to ready themselves for an encounter with a marauding Seadog who loves to bury treasure…

Lizzie arrives with a bubble making kit and Jack decides that he and Joe will make (and keep) the bestest bubble ever. But they haven’t reckoned on Tallulah and her penchant for snapping at the watery wonders of delight…

Joe rarely lets his size get him down but when Gordon tells him he’s too small to play football he decides, with Jack’s help, to do something about it. They discover, after a number of false starts, that good goods really do come in small packages.

When Joe and Jack find out that you can make robots by recycling juice cartons and other bits and pieces they go on a hunt for anything and everything they could possibly use. After all, robots come in handy for making beds and doing other boring jobs.